Editing Banana Peel

|image=[[File:BananaMK8.png|200px]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])

|variants=[[Banana Bunch#Mario Kart 64|Banana Bunch]]<br>[[Banana Shot]]<br>[[Giant Banana]]<br>[[Golden Banana#Mario Kart series|Gold Banana]]<br>[[Triple Bananas]]

'''Banana Peels''' (or '''banana peels'''), also named '''Bananas''', in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are hazards, most notably in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. Occasionally, they are shown attached to the [[banana]]s themselves before being used, but as an interactive object, they are always treated as distinct items from normal bananas. Unlike standard bananas, these are often depicted with eyes, even before being peeled.

The Banana (also known as the Banana Peel<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet|page=13|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America}}.</ref> or '''banana skin'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page={{file link|NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg|39}}|date=April 1997|language=en-au|publisher=Catalyst Publishing}}</ref>) in the ''Mario Kart'' series is one of the most common items, appearing in every installment. A Banana causes a [[kart]] to spin out if the vehicle touches the slippery item, slowing them down. Bananas in the ''Mario Kart'' series can either be placed behind a kart, or be thrown forward down the track. It can also be held behind the kart as a defensive countermeasure against homing [[Red Shell]]s and, to a lesser extent, [[Green Shell]]s. The ''Mario Kart'' series also has a type of item featuring three Bananas, [[Triple Bananas]], and when used, they automatically attach themselves to the back of the kart. Like many other items in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, the Banana has eyes and a mouth. A Banana is the emblem of the [[Banana Cup]].

Bananas in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' appear as items, this time alongside [[Banana Bunch]]es, which grant five normal Bananas. In this game, if a Banana is hit while a racer is driving straight, they will skid for a while before spinning out. However, the Banana's effect can be nullified by braking at the right time. The game also introduces the [[Fake Item Box]], which acts similarly to Bananas, but it cannot be tossed forward and can float in midair. Here, the bananas are only obtainable in 1st place.

Banana peels appear twice in the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|''Luigi's Mansion'' series]]. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', they are thrown on the floor by [[Garbage Can Ghost]]s.<ref>{{cite|quote=A banana-eating ghost who hurls the leftover peels at enemies.|author=Game description|title=''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]])|date=2018|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> [[Luigi]] can slip on these peels,<ref>{{cite|quote= If you slip on a peel while you're reeling in a ghost, you'll lose your grip.|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Player's Guide|date=2001|isbn=1-930206-14-3|author=Sinfield, George|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> costing him 5 HP,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:36|url=youtu.be/f7PsDDuN9Hc?feature=shared&t=36|title=Luigi Clears The Wardrobe Room! {{!}} ''Luigi's Mansion''|date=August 7, 2022|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> or 10 HP in [[Luigi's Mansion (location)#Luigi's Mansion|the Hidden Mansion]]. There are also discarded banana peels in the [[Dining Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Dining Room]]. Banana Peels in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' can come out of trash bins, but slipping on one only costs 1 [[HP]].

Banana peels recurr frequently in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series. In ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', the board [[Koopa's Seaside Soiree]] has two Ukiki's Banana Peel Junctions. At those junctions, [[Ukiki]] throw down banana peels that cause players to leave the junction  from a random one of the two exits. Characters wearing a [[Bowser Suit]] ignore this mechanic and pick a direction, because "[[Bowser]] doesn't slip on banana peels".

 

Many minigames feature banana peels as obstacles, where tripping on one stuns the player. ''Mario Party 4'' has the minigame [[Tree Stomp]]. ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' has the minigame [[Mass A-peel]]<ref>{{cite|author=Rules|quote=Collect as many bananas as you can, but avoid the banana peels.|title=''[[Mario Party 5]]''|date=2003|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' has the minigame [[Trip Navigator]]. In the ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' minigame [[Bowser's Shocking Slipup]], bananas have this role, but instead of being on the field by default they appear as the bad roll from Item Boxes. They land away from the Item Box, and continue to stun players for touching them.

 

In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', Bananas appear as an item that can be used in the Bowser Kaboom Squad mode, where they can be placed on the ground. If [[Impostor Bowser]] steps on one, he slips and becomes immobilized for a few seconds.

Banana Peels in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' are items that can stop opponents temporarily, but it can also either power up the ball or puck. When used as an item shot, the ball does a curved path and slips opponents on contact. Banana Peels in [[Western Junction]] are thrown by Shy Guys in cars linked to a train, putting players at risk of slipping on them.

 

===''WarioWare'' series===

[[File:WWGIT Banana Cameo.jpg|thumb|The banana in the ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'' microgame Shadow Sports]]

Banana peels appear in some [[microgame]]s of the {{a|WWSERIES|l}}.

 

Some microgames use Banana Peels as they appear in the ''Mario Kart'' series. The 1st level difficulty and 3rd level difficulty of [[Super Mario Kart (microgame)|Super Mario Kart]] in ''WarioWare Gold'' has Mario drive around Bananas on [[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]. The Level 2 version of [[Shadow Sports]] in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' sometimes has the character in the game kick a Banana Peel.

 

Bananas in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' appear as obstacles in the [[Mario Golf: Super Rush#Battle Golf|Battle Golf]] mode inside clear spheres, where if a character steps on one, they lose coins. There are also multiple bananas inside the spheres which surround the player with bananas.

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